Ship&#39;s light



T. UTLEY.

SHIPS LIGHT. APPucATmN` FILED ocT.12, 1920.

1922'. 4 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Patented Sept. 19

T. yUTLEY. SHIPS LIGHT.

y APPLICATION FILED ocr. 12,1920.

PatentedSept.

T. UTLEY.

SHIPS LIGHT.

APPLlcAIIoN FILED o CT. l2. 1920.

Patentd Sept. 19, 1922.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

T. UTLEY. sHlPs LIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I2, 1920.

I PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

4 SHEETS-sain 4.

with lthe plane of the glass..

Patented Sept. i9,

THOMAS UTLEY, OF LIVERPOOL, ENG-LAND.

SHIP S LIGHT.

Application led October 12, 1920. Serial No. 416,477.

To all fr0/tom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS U'iLiiY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Sefton House, Crosby Green, 1West Derby,v

Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful -improvements in Ships Lights, of which theV l v would be held with greater pressure against the main frame, so that the efficiency of, the.

following is a specification.

This invent-ion i'elates to ships lights and has more particular reference to those lights whereintlie glass is mounted in a holder or frame which is hinged to the main .frame secured to the ships hull or the like and which is formed withl retaining lugs adapted lto receive swing or eye4 bolts 'pivoted to the main frame by means of which bolts 'and suitable nuts thereon the glassholdercan be retained in the closed position. Usually the front or inboard surface of the glass holder and the retaining lugs and hinge lugs thereon is rflat and the plane of the,I said surface is parallel.

According to this invention the outer surfaces of the retaining lugs and if desired the hinge lugs are bevelled or inclined so that the outer ends thereof are fi'irther aw ay from the plane of the glass than the inner portions of the said lugs. The front or inboard marginal surface of the glass holder is, in most cases inclined or bevelled in the saine. direction as the lugs are inclined or bevelled and is preferably flush with the bevelleu surfaces of the lugs. The retaining lugs may be slotted to receive the securing means such as swinger veye' bolts pivoted to the main frame and the said slots' are so arranged as to enable the bolts to. assume an inclined position relativelye to the main frame instead of being at right angles thereto is usual, thereby enabling the nuts on the threaded ends of the bolts to bear evenly on the inclined or bevelled outer surface of the retaining lugs. @wing to the bevelled or inclined surfaces of the lugs a .much greater pressure can be exerted ou theporA tion 'of the glass holder which coinesiuto Contact with the seating on the i'uain frame, than can he. obtained with the usual eenstruction without distorting or bending the glass holder.

ln an ordinary light there is a tendencyv .ing on the main frame tends to be' diininv ished and the efficiency of the closure iinpaircd owing to the clamping pressure approaching the outer partsy of the lugs. In the present invention however any tendency for the nuts to slip or climb upf the 'bevelled' surfaces of the lugs would in fact be an advantage for the reason that the glass holder seating or4 bedding of the l'glass holder against the main frame would automatically increase with,I increasing external pressure (or clamping pressure) as the thrust or pull" holders it may be applied to the hinged covers or dead lights :such asused on -iiXed or non-opening lights or on opening llights asy such covers or dead lights may be provided witli bevelled or inclined retaining lugs. 7

In order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I will describe vthe same. more fully with reference yto the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a front or inboard view of one` type of opening side light constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figures2, 3 and 4 are sectional views of the light shown in Figure l taken on the lines 2-2, 3-3 and 4 respectively Figure 5 is a diagram hereinafter referred to Figure'Gis a similarview to Figure l showing a slightly different type of opening light.

Figures 7 and 8 are sectional views of the light shown in Figure 6 taken on the lines 7 7 and 8 8 respectively.

Figures9 and lOare respectively a front view and a sectional view (taken on `the line ILO-10 of Figure 9), showing an opening light with a closing plate or plug.

Figures 11 and 12 are respectively a front View and a Sectional view (taken on the line 12-12 of Figure 1l) showing an opening light with a closing plate or plug and a hinged cover or dead light.

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary scc-v tional view ot a modification hereinafter referred to.

Figure l-l is a vertical sectional View otl one construction ot fixed or non-oiiening light having a hinge cover or dead light which is provided with bevelled retaining lugs.

lligures'l and 16 are respectively a front view and a sectional view (taken on the line 1(5 16 of Figure 15) ot a construction ot opening light which is fitted in ships saloons or state cabins.

A is the glass-holder containing the glass plate B which is .fitted and retained in position against an abutment on the holder A by a ring B" screwed into the inboard side ot' the glass holder in the usual manner. C is the main Jframe which may be secured to the ships side in any suitable or usual manner and carries in lugs C, the hinge pin C2 on which the hinge lugs A on. the glass holder are fitted so that the latter may be angularly movable on the hinge pin to open or close the light. The glass holder A is also provided 'with torlled retaining lugs E 2 in which swing or eye bolts D hinged to the main 'frame are adapted to tit so that nuts D on the threaded ends ot the said bolts may bear on the iront or inboard surfaces of the retaining` lugs vA? to exert the necessary pressure on theglass holder and cause a rubber ring or seating A3 usually tit-ted in the glass holder to bear against a flanged ring C3 on the main trame as shown in most of the examples illustrated in the drawings. ln some cases however tor example as show in Figure 13 a rubber ring C3X may be litted in the main frame so as to be engaged by a projecting ring or flange A. in the holder. As shown in the drawings, particularly in the various sectional views the inboard inarginal surface ot the glass holder is bevelled or inclined outwardly trom the inner circum'lferential edge to the outer.circumferential edge as shown at rtf, this be'velled surtace AX is clearly shown tor example in lligure 2. The hinge lugs A are also each formed with a bevelled surface forming a continuation of the bevelled surface AX on the glass holder as shown `tor example in `Figure 3. Similarly the retaining lugs A2 are each formed with a. bevolled surface which is a continuation ot the be-velled surlace A* on the glass holder as shown in Figure il, Thus the whole ol' the front or inboard surface of the glass holder is bevelled or inclined, but the bevelled surfaces oit the lugs are straight that is to say theyare not cupped or curved as they would be if the bevelled circular surface of the glass holder were merely extended, Thus by forming the retaining lugs with a straight loevellefL surf ce proper bearing is provided ior the ilat bottoms or bearing surtacesot the taining nuts. rl`he notches or slots in the retaining lugs A2 are formed to enable the swing or eye bolts D on the main frame to be inclined inwardly towards the axis of the light, so that the bearing surfaces of the nuts D on the bolts D can bear evenly on the straight bevelled sur'laces of the retaining lugs, and by making the straight bevelled surfaces exactly the same on all the lugs the bolts will take up the same angular or inclined position relatively to the axis or centre ot the light thus centralizing the angle of pull of the nuts and automatically centering the glass holder on its seating. By reason of the bevelled surfaces the glass holder is considerably strengthened and the likelihood of distortion of the glass holder as may occur in heavy seas and ol distortion or tendencyv due to clamping pressure by screwing the nuts D hard against the retaining lugs i? are avoided or mitigated. r1`he thrust or torce exerted by the screwing up of the nuts acts alniost directly on the joint between the main 'trame and the glass holder thereby producing an eflicient water tight closure. Tests which have been made prove that this improved light is capable .ol withstanding considerable external pressure much in excess ol that which can be resisted by existing lights so much so that a cheaper and lower quality metal and a thinner glass plate than ordinarily employed can be used in any given size ot light without detrimentally affecting the strength of the light, in tact the improved light oi a given size constructed of' lower quality metal and having a thinner glass plate can be made more eiiicient than an ordinary light ot the same size employing higher quality of metal and a thicker glass plate, owing to the enormous increase in strength and better closure a1- iorded by reason of the bevelled surface.

The diagram shown in Figure 5 shows how the centralization of the angle ol' pull ot the nuts and securing bolts is obtained the dotted lines X X and Y Y representing the angle ot pull or in'esfnire due to the .nuts lgiearii'ig on the bevelled surfaces ot the lugs intersect at a point Z co-axial or central with the light which point represents the centralization ol the angle olf pull or pressiilre. Under all conditions this arrangement permits oi the glass holder being accurately centred and held in proper engagement with its seating notwithstanding wear and tear at the hinge which in an ordinary light might produce inaccurate seating or centering. lt will also be understood that external pressure on the glass holder is ediciently resisted by the bolts and nuts owing so the centralized angle of pull on the glass holder and increasing external pressure will retainingl bolts equidistantly spaced from.

the hinge and from eachother. ln this example the glass holder is formed with a greater number of notches and bevelled webs A4 than the construct-ion shown in Figures 1 to et, in order to substantially reduce the weight of the glass holder witho ut diminish.` ing its strength asset forth in the specification of my prior BritishPatent No. 113023. The construction of lightl shown in Figures 9 and 10 is generally similar to that shown in Figures 1 to fl, but is fitted with a closing plate or plug F between the rubber-seating ring C4 rfitted in the main frame, and the outboard-.side of the glass holder, this plate being firmly pressed bythe glass holder against the seatingC1 by means of the retaining bolts jD and nuts D engaging with the retaininglugs on the main frame. This plate is generally usedwhen the ship is travelling` in rough seas land for lights situated near the water line, and it is dished at the centre and provided with a strip E across the dished portion which strip serves as a handle for enabling the plate or'plug E to be readily handled in fitting or removing when the glass holder is open. By reason of the bevelled surface on the retaining lugs A2 of the glass holder the force or thrust l exerted by the ,clamping pressure due to screwing up the nuts D is suchl as to act `d1' rectly on the closure between closing plate and the main frame and the closure between the glass holder and the main frame, as indicated by the dotted lines X and Yshown in Figure 13; 'in this figure the flange or projection A3* that engages with the rubber seating C3* fitted in the main frame C is formed with a -iniddle l! -shaped portion and two angular-'side portions whiohprcvent the rubber ring C frombeing splayed outwardly when the middle llf-portionenters or bears against Ithe rubber', asset forth in the specification of my prior British Patent 1427 333. This feature may be applied to any or all of the closures between lthe glass holder and themain frame or the closure between the glass holder and the cover or dead light. An example of a light fitted with a closing `plate orplug Fi, and a cover or dead light Fis shown in Figures, ll, @1161,

12. The cover or dead light F is fitted on the hinge pin C2 and is provided with two retaining lugs F` tol receive swing or eye bolts DX hinged tothe main frame atpoints disposed between the swing bolts D which engage with the bevelled retaining lugs A2 on the glass holder,the said bolts DX having nuts DX lfor engaging with the lugs F on the cover F.v The lugs vF on the rcover or dead light are inclined or bevelled upwardly from the main surface of the cover towards their outer ends.

a rubber seating F2 in the cover or dead light F as shown 1n F igure 12, the flange or ,an-i

nular projection A5 may be formedwith'an* gular portions on each side of the middle Vf portion yfor preventing outward displacementof the rubber seating F2 as described in connection with Figure 13.

Figure 14: shows one construction of fixed or non-openinglight, in which a glassholder The bevelled surface of.. the glass holder is provided with a flange or annular pro]ect1on A5 which' engages with is mounted in the main frame by soft pack- Y' ing material and retained'thereby by a ring A6 more or less permanently secured to the main frame by a large number of screws A7. Thislight is provided with a hinged cover or dead light having bevelled retaining lugs as describedpin connection with Figures 11 and 12. The coverI or dead light in any of v the foregoing'examples may have bevelled hinged lugs and may also be rovided with a bevelled outer circumferential part forming a continuation of the bevelled surfaces of the retaining lugs. y f

The light illustratedA in Figures v15 and 16 whenever intended for ships saloons, state cabins or the like,is,provided with a hinged glass'holder A having two sets ofy bevelled lugs A, for lfitting on two hinge pins C2 as shown in Figure 15. The bevelled retaining lugs A2 on the holder and the swing bolts D on the main frame are arranged Vas shown whilst the bevelled inboardy surface of vthe glass holder is notched to provide bevelled webs or the like A4. A screw G is provided in the main framefor engaging with any one ofva series of holes in the glass holder for retaining the glass holder in a partially openl position. The glass holder is formed with cross portionslunited at the middle) extending across the inboard surface ofthe glass plate B. A suitably shaped closingv plug or plate E may also be fitted between the glass holder and main frame as described in connection with Figures 9 to 13.

The nuts D andDX may bev of any suitable lrind but I prefer to use conical shaped nuts vwhich have a longitudinal groove7 such and 13 :tor example7 to increase the bearing surface and enable the nut to extend right to the inner marginal edge ot the glass holder without employing an unduly large and heavy nut. Although the glass holder in all examples ot opening lights is provided with a bevelled surface around the same,fit will be understood that the bevelled surliace need not in all cases extend completely around the holder or to the hinge lugs, but may simply he provided on and adjacent to the retaining lugs in order that the clamping pressure caused by screwing up the nuts will exert thrust or torce which will etlect and maintain au etiicient closure under all conditions as hereinbetore specified.

lllhatl claim and desire to secure by lietters Patent o'lE the llnited States iszl. :l ships light comprising a main trame, a seating thereon, a glass holder adaptedy to be clamped against said seating, and clamping means cooperating with said main iframe at points radially outside said seating and with said glass holder rat points radially within said seating in order that clamping pressure may be exerted on the glass holder directly over said seating.

2. A ships light comprising a main trame, a seating thereon, a glass holder adapted to be clamped against said seating, clamping surfaces extending substantially to the inner edge of said glass holder and clamping devices cooperating with said surta-ces and vith `the main frame whereby the clamping pressure is applied in close proximity to the inner edge of the glass holder Idirectly over said seating.

3. A ships light comprising' a main frame, a seating thereon, a glass holder adapted to be clamped against said seating, devices for clamping the glass holder against said seating.. and means on said glass holder for enabling the lclamping devices `to assume incline'd positions so as to enable the clamping pressure to be applied near the inner edg of the glass holder.

a. A. shipslight comprising a main frame, a glass holder having surfaces which are inclinedv from the inner edge oit the glass holder towards the outer edge so that the outer edge is further trom the plane ot the glass than the inner edge7 and means for coruacrating with vthe bevellcd suritaces to clamp the glass holder against the main trame.

5. A ships light comprising a `main frame, screw devices cooperating therewith and a glass holder slotted to receive said screw devices and provided with bevelled surfaces adjacent to the slots said screw devices being adapted to cooperate with said bevelled surfaces to clamp the glass holderagainst the main frame.

6. A ships lightcomprising a main frame, bolts attached thereto, a glass holdery having slotted parts to receive said bolts,` and glass holder to formed with bevelled surfaces extending from the inner edge oli the glass holder to the outer ends of said slottedparts, and nuts on said bolts adapted to bear on the'fsaid lzevelled surfaces to causevthe bolts to assume inclined positions'with their outer or tree ends directed towards the middle oit the light. 1

7. A. ships light comprising a main ra1ne,' bolts pivoted thereon, a glass holder having slotted lugs to receive said bolts and having a hevelled inboard surface extending to the outer ends of said slotted lugs, and nuts on said bolts for bearing on the bevelled sur- 'laces ot the lugs to cause the bolts to take up dinclinedpositions with their outerror t'ree ends directed towards the middle ol' the light.

S. A ships light comprising a main trame, a glass holder having surfacesv which are inclined trom the inner edge ot' the glass holder towards the outer edge sothat the out-er edge is further .from the plane of the glass thanthe inner edge7 said glass holder having peripheral recessesaround its inboard surtace to provide webs whose inboard surf-aces are bevelled to agree with the bevelled surface of the glass holder and the lugs thereon, and means for cooperating with the bevelled surfaces to clamp theglass holder against the main frame.

9. A. ships light comprising a main trame, bolts pivoted theretog a glass holder( having slotted lugs, hinge lugs on the glass holder by means orn which the glass holderis hinged to the main trame; a bevelled inboard'isurtace on the glass holder extending lto the ends ot the hinge lugs and the slotted lugs and nuts on said bolts for bearing on the bei'elled surfaces oit the slotted lugs to canse the bolts to assume inclined positions with their outer or lree ends directed towards the middle oli the light.'

l0. A shipls light comprising a main frame, screw rdevices cooperating therewith and a `glass holder having lugs which are bcvelled and shaped to enable said screw devices to cooperate therewith in such manner as to exert clamping pressure. on the torce it against the main lrame at points near the inner edge oit the holder.

ll. A ships light comprisinga maink trame, ay hinged glass holder having a bevelled inboard surtace which extends to the outer ends ot slottedv lugs on said holder, a closing plate fitted between said main frame and glass holder, swing bolts on said main iframe yfor engagingwith saidslotted lugs and nuts on said bolts 'for bearing on theibevelled surfaces oli' the slotted lugs to cause the bolts toy be inclined inwards towards the middle of the light.`

l2. A u ships light comprising a main frame, a glass holder provided`with bevel lugs hinged to said frame, means for retaining said glass holder against the main frame, a cover or dead light adapted to bear on said glass holder, slotted parts on said cover which are bevelled to form bearing surfaces for nuts on bolts pivo'ted on the main frame, so as to cause the outer ends of the bolts to be inclined towards the middle of the light.

13. A ships light having a hinged glass holder formed with strips extending in the form of a cross over the inboard surface of the glass, a bevelled marginal surface around said glass holder, hinge lugs on said glass holder, retaining lugs bevelled to have the same inclination as the marginal surface around the glass holder, and swing bolts having nuts for bearing on the bevelled surfaces of said retaining lugs.

14;. ships light comprising a main frame. With an opening therein, clamping de# vices cao-operating With said frame, and va movable member for closing said opening, which member is slotted and provided yWith bevelled surfaces adjacent to said slots, said clamping devices being adapted to co-oper-l ate with said bevelled surfaces to clamp the said member in the closing position.

THOMAS UTLEY. y 

